Eisner Annouces New Animal Kingdom Coaster

Ok, just a thought. For capacity's sake, I doubt that it will run backward on the same track. What about something like the loading track on Mr. Freeze at SFoT? You reach the end of the track, the entire piece slides to one side to match up to another, and voila, you're launched backward. . .hey, it's plausible. What if the ride isn't even a coaster? Do we know that for sure? I thought I had heard something about the Test Track/JTTCOTE technology. That would make the whole forward-backward-forward thing a bit more doable.

The reversing direction idea is also used on the UltraTwister. This would be interesting if the ride stops in front of the Yeti. He could then appear to lift the track and send the train backwards onto a new track peice under the original. I hope this makes sense, it does to me!

-Matt

Disney's no stranger to turntables (i.e. -- Indy in DL). It could be a similar effect to the Maelstrom in EPCOT's Norway where the boat comes to a stop, and while the trolls distract the rider the boat is actually shifting over to the track for the backwards drop. Obviously a coaster track has to be more precise than open water flume but it's not without relative precedent.

I think.

I forgot about UltraTwister. . .and Astroworld is my childhood-hometown park! I don't think anything like that Togo coaster has been constructed in a long long time, though. Interesting idea!

Paris - Indy @ Disneyland does *not* use turntables. In the first room with three doors, it's the wall with the doors that moves, not the floor.

The only Disney ride I can think of with a turntable is the water ride at Epcot [not sure what pavillion...Sweeden?]

Moosh

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...and, though it's not at all relevant to this discussion, the Carousel of Progress theater attractions also rely on turntables :)

Malestrom uses something other than a turn-table. It's something different, but similar in concept.

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Thanks, Chernabog! I couldn't escape the feeling I was forgetting something else ;)

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just cause....Maelstrom is located in the Norway Pavilion...now give me some herring, wouldya?

The same type of switch track out of the station of California Screamin could probably be used to switch a stopped train to a reverse track......

Ok let's talk California Screamin' and why Disney wouldn't buy another Intamin:

1. The train designs were very inadequate, in order to do maintence they had to be disassembled, making it very difficult to do simple fixes.

2. The launch system has been problematic since day 1 and that's the key feature of the coaster.

3. Issues with trains valleying, support and track issues such as premature stress and bolts starting to show structural issues.

There were rumors that Disney was getting ready to sue Intamin, but negotiations prevented that from happening.

If Disney bought another Intamin its because Intamin was trying to make good on the issues involved with Cali Screamin' and cut them an awesome deal.

Have Fun!

George

- Let loose the Intamin Fan-Boyz!

Ahhh, thanks for the clarification on that Moosh. Either way, I realize that Indy and Maelstrom are entirely different ride systems than a coaster.

Between the Mummy coaster in USF and Everest at AK it looks like Orlando is looking to break some kind of ground. I'm too impatient to wait for that long though!

CoasterGeorge: Yet at the same time, Screamin' is the #2 ride in the park (behind Soarin') and carries the more guests than any other ride every day at DCA. Its one of few highly-reridable rides at that park, key to a place filled with APs.

So its a mantinence nightmare, yet guests love it... Adds a whole new dimension to that argument of Disney not liking Intamin...
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But the Vekoma's are just as popular in the Disney parks that they are installed in, plus Screamin' is one of the feature attractions so of course its going to be popular.

Overall, I just hope Everest is a great ride in the classic Disney tradition, like Tower of Terror or the rides at DisneySea no matter who the manufacturer.

Ansley said:
First, SM in Paris is extremely rough. RnRC in Paris is slighlty rough too,
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I rode both of them yesterday (March 28). Rock'n'RollerCoaster could not be smoother ! It ran very very good !
However, Space Mountain was rough yes. But the ride desperately needs new trains. Not only the chassis, but a totally new trainsystem. The ride has been used 24/7 for almost 9 years now, and I don't think Disney ever replaced the trains on the ride. Just modifications to the chassis, some themeing enhancements, changes to the speakersystem, ... but not yet new trains.

If they're able to make a very compact and intense coaster backwards with new trains, track modificiations, etc. (Indiana Jones), I'm sure they can modify Space Mountain to have a great ride again.

I don't really have anything new, just wanted to get this post out from the depths. Anyone know anything new? Jim Hill posted an interesting perspective about the project on his site, jimhillmedia.com. Let's hope that the inside info he has will turn around and that WDI will pull out all the stops!